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Skyline

Skyline

Don't look up

20105.01h 33m

Overview

When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.

Directed by Colin Strause
Written by Liam O'Donnell, Joshua Cordes
Produced by Colin Strause, Liam O'Donnell, Paul Barry
Box OfficeBudget: $10.5MRevenue: $67.0M

Top Cast

Eric Balfour

Eric Balfour

Jarrod

Scottie Thompson

Scottie Thompson

Elaine

David Zayas

David Zayas

Oliver

Donald Faison

Donald Faison

Terry

Brittany Daniel

Brittany Daniel

Candice

Crystal Reed

Crystal Reed

Denise

Neil Hopkins

Neil Hopkins

Ray

J. Paul Boehmer

J. Paul Boehmer

Colin

Tanya Newbould

Tanya Newbould

Jen

P

Pam Levin

Pregnant Abductee

Themes & Keywords

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About Skyline

Skyline is a science fiction, action, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of missile, transformation, light, giant monster, alien, unfaithfulness. Directed by Colin Strause, it stars Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, David Zayas. When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.

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